ACT Climate Change Council

The Climate Change Council was established in October 2011 to provide advice to the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development on reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and addressing, and adapting to, climate change (Media Release).

The Climate Change Council will report to the Minister annually within three months of the end of financial year (commencing in 2012). These reports will be made available to the public.

Members are appointed for an initial period of three years.

Council membership

Professor Barbara Norman (Chair)

Head of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Canberra, Deputy Chair, Regional Development Australia (ACT) and Co-Director of Canberra Urban and Regional Futures (CURF)

Professor Will Steffen

Executive Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, Commissioner on the Independent Climate Commission and Co-Director of Canberra Urban and Regional Futures (CURF)

Ms Maria Efkarpidis

Director, Rock Development Group

Dr Frank Jotzo

Director of the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy and Deputy Director of the ANU Climate Change Institute

Ms Lynne Harwood

Chief Executive Officer of Communities@Work

Mr David Papps

Director General, ACT Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate and Acting Chief Planning Executive

L to R: Ms Lynne Harwood; Dr Frank Jotzo; Minister Simon Corbell; Professor Barbara Norman; Professor Will Steffen; Ms Maria Efkarpidis; Missing: Mr David Papps.

Climate Change Council Secretariat
Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate
ACT Government
GPO Box 158
Canberra ACT 2601
Ph 13 22 81
Email: climatechangecouncil@act.gov.au